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Captain Kirk Tweets the Space Station

January 4, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter  Chris Hadfield’s response to William Shatner got quite a bit of attention on Twitter You know that you’re living in a very special point in time when you can watch a man who became famous playing a starship captain on television [...]

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‘Live’ Tweeting Apollo 17′s Mission

December 21, 2012

  40 years ago on December 19, 1972, Apollo 17 splashed down on Earth, marking the end of the manned moon missions. The astronauts came back with a treasure trove of rocks collected in 22 hours of extra-vehicular activity on the lunar surface, including “orange” soil that ended up coming from an ancient volcano. Twitter [...]

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Memorable Space Tweeps of 2012

December 10, 2012

To space Tweeps, Twitter is so much more than just a news service. It’s a community, a spot where everyone can showcase their interests and form professional bonds with each other. The most prominent space-themed Twitter accounts of 2012 somehow transcended their original purpose, too. A NASA Mars Curiosity account ended up hobnobbing with comedian [...]

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MeteorWatch is Coming! Look for Perseids With the Rest of the World

August 2, 2011

This year’s Perseid meteor shower, which peaks on August 12-13, will be a challenge for skywatchers, as the full Moon coincides with this normally bright and active event. But you will be able to see Perseids in the days leading up to the peak if your skies are dark. And you can share watching for [...]

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Two Days of Tweetness: Witnessing a Shuttle Launch

July 17, 2011

It’s been over a week since the NASA Tweetup and I’m still thinking about it. For good reason, of course… it was awesome. Over the course of two days I saw a capsule that had been to space and back, talked with five astronauts (one currently in orbit!), toured Kennedy Space Center, met a muppet, [...]

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